2. THE DISTANT HOURS by Kate Morton I am quickly becoming a Kate Morton fan. I loved her previous book, THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN, but this one was even better. It had the feel of JANE EYRE with a dash of AS Byatt.

And the Grand Prize winner for BEST BOOK OF 2010:

1. ROOM by Emma Donoghue I loved this book. I am almost ready to read it again. It was so powerful. I worry that people will be put off by the subject matter and plot description but please don't let it deter you from reading this book. It is ultimately the story of a the power of a mother's love for her child. Amazing amazing stuff.

4 comments:

Hi, Amy! This is my first visit to your blog, and I'm so glad I stopped by. #1 -- I'm amazed that you are able to maintain such dedication to reading. I envy you. #2 -- I've decided to start a book club this year, and I'm ready to twist some arms for Room to be our second read (one of the members already chose The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as our first). Cheers! Lydia :)

That was a really, really fun way to present your best and worst lists. Love it! Room was on my wish list then I took it off and then several people convinced me to put it back on. So, I'll read it eventually. I'm glad to find out it's you're #1.

Welcome to Life by Candlelight. This is the home of the "BOTTOM LINE" book review! I've been blogging since 2003 and have worked in public and privates libraries since 2000. Find tidbits about my life, book reviews and other things currently whirling around in my brain. Unless otherwise stated, all books are either library or personal copies. I specialize in contemporary literary fiction with the occasional children's book review.

For review purposes, Children refers to books appropriate for ages 7 and under, Young Reader refers to books appropriate for ages 8-12 and Young Adult refers to books for ages 13 and up.